Is UFC/MMA Salary Economics Affecting Boxing Purses?

[bluebeam]

Top guys in mma do bring home millions... I stand by everything I said..


If top guys meant "all mma guys" like you claimed, then you might have a point, but you don't..

You have to be a complete idiot to think the top mma guys arent bringing home millions each fight..

I'm gonna break it down really slow and in small words so you understand..


-fighters have to declare their minimum to athletic commissions,,, floyd would declare 32 mill, Conor 1 mil, but it does not include any of the extra revenue they will recieve... Floyd stated to commissions that he was getting 32 mil for manny. Do you really think floyd was just getting that much and nothing more? You seem to think Conor only get what's stated, does that go for floyd as well,,, do you think floyd was only getting 32 mil... Is it starting to make sense yet, or should I bust out my crayons

That's a 31 million dollar difference bro

Cotto makes more than the face of the ufc

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UFC sucks!

[gmc_rfc_06]

A lot of boxers are just overpaid.

I'm good with millions being paid out when the level of competition is good, but you've got guys getting paid millions to fight complete cans and then wonder why they don't want to take on the other top guys. Why risk a loss and financial security when you can continue fighting bums for millions? That's the problem.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

That's a 31 million dollar difference bro

Cotto makes more than the face of the ufc

What does that have to do with anything...

Mma guys get paid fine,, top guys bringing home millions per fight.. That's what I was debating..

[Eff Pandas]

You said all that to say what?

Undisclosed ppv points?

So basically you don't know

Just cuz I don't know if a guy is getting $1 per PPV sale or $5 per PPV sale doesn't mean he & others aren't getting some dollar amount per PPV sale. Its well established for almost a decade name fighters are getting some dollar amount per PPV sale.

[Eff Pandas]

A lot of boxers are just overpaid.

I'm good with millions being paid out when the level of competition is good, but you've got guys getting paid millions to fight complete cans and then wonder why they don't want to take on the other top guys. Why risk a loss and financial security when you can continue fighting bums for millions? That's the problem.

I can understand that & I don't disagree, but then again there is the asses in seats argument. If a boxer can sell PPV's & a solid gate fighting a can then fair play to that guy & his people. If a guy can make $1M for fighting a guy he has a 10% chance of losing to & he can make $2M for fighting a guy he has a 50% chance of losing to, dollars vs risk wise it makes sense to fight the can for that particular fighter.